Bombala River

The Bombala River, a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, is located in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia.

Bombala River
Etymology	Aboriginal: "meeting of the water"[1]
Location
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	South Eastern Highlands (IBRA), Monaro
Local government areas	Snowy Monaro Regional Council
Physical characteristics
Source	Kybeyan Range, Great Dividing Range
• location	below Brown Mountain
• elevation	1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Mouth	confluence with the Delegate River
• location	west of Bombala
• elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Length	87 km (54 mi)
Basin features
River system	Snowy River catchment
Tributaries
• left	Big Bog Creek, Back Creek (Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales), Coolumbooka River, Saucy Creek, Ashton Creek
• right	Undowah River, Bukalong Creek, Cambalong Creek
[2][3]

Course and features

The Bombala River rises within the Kybeyan Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, on the southwestern slopes of Brown Mountain. The river flows generally southwest, joined by eight tributaries including the Undowah River and the Coolumbooka River, before reaching its confluence with the Delegate River approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Bombala. The river descends 535 metres (1,755 ft) over its 87 kilometres (54 mi) course.[3]

In its upper reaches, the Bombala River is crossed by the Snowy Mountains Highway near Brown Mountain; while the Monaro Highway crosses the meandering river at several locations north of Bombala.[3]

The name of the river is derived from the Aboriginal word meaning "meeting of the water",[1] presumably referring to the confluence of the Bombala River with the Coolumbooka River, at Bombala; and the confluence with the Undowah River, a few kilometers upstream.[3]

See also

• Rivers of New South Wales
• List of rivers of New South Wales (A-K)
• List of rivers of Australia

References

1. Reed, A. W. (1973). Place names of Australia (paperback ed.). Sydney: Reed. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-589-07115-8.
2. "Bombala River". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
3. "Map of Bombala River, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2013.